N.J. Admin. Code § 17:20-12.15

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 17:20-12.15 - Courier customer accounts

(a) A courier customer shall establish a courier customer account prior to placing orders for tickets. Each courier customer account may be registered to only one natural person, who must be geographically located within the State of New Jersey at the time the courier customer places an order for tickets.

(b) A courier service shall not permit a courier customer to establish more than one courier customer account with the courier service. A courier service shall implement measures designed to ensure that no courier customer is able to establish more than one courier customer account with the courier service. Further, the courier service shall ensure that a courier customer account is non-transferable.

(c) A courier customer shall not act as an agent for another person for the purpose of purchasing tickets through a courier service; any such ticket(s) purchased by the courier customer in violation of this provision shall be considered void.

(d) A courier customer shall have the option, at all times, to obtain the ticket(s) purchased by the courier service on the courier customer's behalf for any purpose. The courier service, as part of its application shall describe, in detail, the process by which it will effectuate this courier customer option.

(e) In lieu of delivery of a purchased ticket to a courier customer, a courier service may store such ticket on behalf of that customer, with the customer's affirmative consent to do so, if the courier service provides the courier customer an electronic receipt that meets the requirements set forth at N.J.A.C. 17:20-12.11. The courier service, as part of its application, shall describe, in detail, the process by which it will effectuate this courier customer option.

(f) A courier service shall sell only full share ticket(s) to courier customers. Additionally, the courier service shall not sell shares or wagers on the outcome of a lottery game.

(g) In order to establish a website or mobile account, a courier service shall create and encrypt an electronic courier customer file, which shall include, at a minimum, personal information.

(h) Any information collected for the establishment of a courier customer account or information that is personally identifiable shall be considered confidential information and shall not be available for sale to any party by the courier service. Violation of this provision may result in immediate suspension or revocation of the courier service registration.

(i) A courier customer account may be funded through the use of a courier customer's credit or debit card, bank account, promotional, or other credit issued by the courier service, or by such other method as the Director may approve in writing upon request of the courier service. See N.J.A.C. 17:20-12.6(a)16.

(j) A courier service shall not permit a courier customer to transfer funds to another courier customer.

(k) A courier service shall establish and maintain a trust account for the benefit of the courier customers in a national- or State-chartered banking institution located in New Jersey. This account shall be separate from all other courier service operating or other bank accounts to ensure the security of funds held. The balances in the courier customer trust account shall at all times be sufficient to pay all monies deposited by courier customers for the purchase of tickets, including all courier customer prizes won under $ 600.00 and redeemed by a courier service on behalf of courier customers. All prizes redeemed on behalf of courier customers shall be placed promptly in such trust account, unless a courier service paid the prize in advance by crediting the courier customer's account prior to redeeming the winning ticket. When a courier service pays a prize in advance of redemption, the monies collected from redemption of the winning ticket reimburses the courier service since the prize payment was previously placed in the trust account. Monies may not be withdrawn from such trust account for any purpose other than to disburse a courier customer's funds to such courier customer or purchase courier services as requested by such courier customer. A courier service shall have unfettered access to all courier customer account and transaction data to ensure that the amount held in its trust account is sufficient.

(l) On a monthly basis, a courier service shall transmit to the Division a report of all courier service customer accounts containing a list of each account, the balance in each account, the total of all account balances, the status of each account, that is, suspended, dormant, and any deposit and/or play limits. A courier service may also be subject to random audit of same. Method of preferred transmission will be provided by the Lottery in the courier service registration approval letter. See N.J.A.C. 17:20-12.6.

(m) A courier service shall make available, within two business days, funds a courier customer requests to withdraw from such courier customer's account.

(n) Upon reasonable suspicion that a courier customer's identification has been compromised, the courier service shall re-verify a courier customer's identification.

(o) Courier service customer accounts that do not have any activity for a period of 13 months, shall be considered a dormant courier customer account. For any dormant courier customer account, the courier service must make all reasonable attempts to contact the courier customer to determine whether the courier customer wishes to keep the account active or cancel. No fees may be charged during the period of dormancy.

(p) The courier service system shall have a process for a courier customer to voluntarily close his or her courier customer account. This process shall be proposed by a courier service applicant, but at a minimum, it shall address, full reimbursement of all funds and/or tickets in the customer's account, the permanent deletion of all courier customer personal information from the courier service's database, and the time frame to complete such activities.

(q) The courier service shall safeguard all personal information associated with courier customer accounts.

(r) Courier customer information collected to create or maintain an account with a courier service and courier customer account information, to the extent it is the possession of the Division of Lottery, shall remain confidential for all other purposes.

N.J. Admin. Code § 17:20-12.15

Adopted by 50 N.J.R. 1826(b), effective 8/6/2018